Jazz

Al Jolson

Al Jolson lived "The American Dream." Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface "Mammy" singer. By 1920, he had become the biggest star on Broadway, ...
The Baltimore Sun

‘Jolson’ is limp as musical bio Review: Mike Burstyn makes an effort, but aside from the songs and a dash of glamour on stage, this musical doesn’t have legs.

Theatergoers probably have a right to expect big things from a show about Al Jolson, the singer who billed himself as “the world’s greatest entertainer” and who promised audiences, “You ain’t heard ...
Los Angeles Times

There’s more to Jolson story

Don Shirley’s commentary on Al Jolson’s life and career simply flies in the face of facts (“Let Sleeping Eras and Their Stars Lie,” May 15). He left out significant components of Jolson’s successful ...
Billboard

Al Jolson

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